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Tiangong

ACTIVE
POSITIONAcquiring signal…
LAT
LON
ALT
LIVE
27,648
KM/H
ORBITAL VELOCITY
10x faster than a bullet
389
KM ALTITUDE
ABOVE EARTH
242 miles above sea level
15
SUNRISES / DAY
ORBITS EARTH EVERY 92.2 MIN
1,915
DAYS IN ORBIT
CONTINUOUSLY OCCUPIED
5.2 years
~29,915
ORBITS COMPLETED
AROUND EARTH
1.3 billion km traveled
100,000
KG MASS
TOTAL WEIGHT
220,500 lbs

Tiangong is a space station in low Earth orbit operated by CNSA. Traveling at 27,648 km/h at 389 km altitude. The crew sees 15 sunrises every day. It has been in orbit for 1,915 days.

Tiangong (meaning “Heavenly Palace”) is China’s modular space station in low Earth orbit. Operated by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), it supports a crew of three (up to six during handovers) and is designed for 10+ years of operation with experiments in microgravity science, Earth observation, and space technology.

Dimensions~55m with solar arrays
Pressurized Volume340 m³
👤Crew Capacity6 astronauts
Inclination41.5°
Orbital Period92.2 min (1.54 hr)
Velocity7.68 km/s (17,180 mph)
🛠Modules3
🚀First Module LaunchApril 29, 2021
1
Tianhe
Core ModuleApr 29, 2021CNSA
2
Wentian
LaboratoryJul 24, 2022CNSA
3
Mengtian
LaboratoryOct 31, 2022CNSA
Li Guangsu
Flight Engineer
CNSA
Li Cong
Flight Engineer
CNSA
Ye Guangfu
Flight Engineer
CNSA